Top cops use Dublin Marathon as a dry run for Garda commissioner job
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Robert Troy
IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland struggle for staff
Minister admits agencies claim pay packages that are ‘sometimes not competitive’ can deter applicants
Robert Troy tells SIPO hearing that his errors in registering interests were ‘in no way intentional’
Former minister for state claimed any directorships and properties he ever had were registered at one point
El Diablo’s grandson hopes to join the Haughey political dynasty at the second attempt
Cathal Haughey’s second run for a council seat; the Irish man with a prominent view of Trump’s conviction; and Daithí Doolan’s spot-the-difference posters
Sipo investigation into Robert Troy to go ahead next month
Former Minister of State resigned in August 2022 over failing to register all his property interests
One in five TDs are landlords as Michael Healy-Rae boosts property portfolio to 25
Returns of politicians’ interests for 2023 show 29 of the 160 TDs declared that they were landlords or owned rental property
Robert Troy confirms Sipo has opened formal investigation into property declarations
Former minister omitted to declare all properties in annual returns
Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese challenges TDs who criticised slow pace of change in Catholic control of schools
Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin told the Dáil ‘these processes are being set up to fail, not by the Minister, but by those with a vested interested in preserving the status quo’
Nine counties have fewer than five GPs providing abortion care
Politicians call for action as report finds service could be ‘untenable’ in some places
Government should expand controversial executive tax break, accountants say
Report calls for longer tax break covering more staff and including accommodation costs in move to boost Republic’s lucrative aircraft leasing business
Former junior minister Robert Troy puts forward new local authority accountability law
Proposed Bill is TD’s first legislation tabled since he resigned over incomplete declaration of property interests
Politicians, officials, should be fined for failing to comply with disclosure obligations, ethics review finds
Landmark review also recommends overhaul of ‘lengthy’ and ‘cumbersome’ Sipo system for investigating breaches
Only three people transferred by State to other EU countries last year under Dublin Regulation on asylum claims
Dublin regulation provides that authorities in first receiving EU state must process application for international protection
Coalition rejects call to audit all Ministers’ property interests
Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin agree with Damien English’s decision to leave office but are not seeking his resignation from Dáil
Robert Troy says he will ‘most certainly’ stand in next general election
Former minister of State resigned recently over failure to fully declare property interests
Stephen Donnelly admits he paid €100 fine for late RTB registration
Minister defends Dáil lobbying for ‘accidental landlords’ such as himself
Donnelly lobbied for tax breaks for ‘accidental landlords’ for four years
Donnelly repeatedly raised issue between 2014 and 2017 during Dáil debates and tabled amendments to legislation
Stephen Donnelly admits failing to register Dublin rental property for three years
Minister registered property days after it emerged Fianna Fáil TD Robert Troy had failed to do so with a tenancy in Westmeath
David McWilliams: People think because there’s a shortage of property, we will not have a property slump. They’re wrong
As the Robert Troy saga reveals, the nexus of politicians, banks, developers and the land lobby is still firmly in place, over a decade after the crash
The fall of Troy: Anatomy of a political downfall which left Coalition exposed
Controversy around Fianna Fáil TD Robert Troy lasted two weeks but drip-feed of information left Coalition exposed
Landlord politicians may have to declare housing contracts amid overhaul of ethics regime
Taoiseach likely to appoint successor to Troy as minister of State next week
Our TDs want to be landlords, so why doesn’t the State?
Some 35% of members of the Oireachtas are landlords or landowners, wildly out of step with the country at large
Troy departure: Ireland’s ethics regime needs an overhaul, but will the watchdog get the powers it needs?
A Government pledge to ‘reform and consolidate’ the law has yet to come to fruition
Robert Troy profile: Hard-working politician and unapologetic landlord downed by property interests
Youngest of 12 children from Co Westmeath left banking role to take over family post office and run for Fianna Fáil in local elections
Robert Troy’s errors ‘an insult to the people who elected him’, locals say
The politician resigned as a minister of State on Wednesday following controversy around property
Robert Troy resigns as minister of State after property interests controversy
Fianna Fáil TD assures the public ‘once again that I have not tried to conceal anything’
Unease in Fianna Fáil over potential drip-feed of information on Troy’s properties
Minister broke his silence on Tuesday but colleagues unsure about plan to wait until Dáil returns to answer questions
Robert Troy confirms he owns 11 properties and apologises for failure to fully declare interests
Minister of State says he made pre-tax profit of €36,000 on house bought, renovated and sold on to local authority
Opposition calls on Minister of State Robert Troy to make Dáil statement on property dealings
Pressure increasing on junior minister to outline rental contracts with Westmeath council
Westmeath fire protection firm pays more than €10m for Swedish company
Writech plans further European expansion after two private equity-backed deals this year
Legato to take on 80 more staff at R&D base in Limerick
Data analyst seeks software engineers and scientists to bring workforce to 200
State extends Covid business support measures
Final extension of pandemic provisions helping struggling or recovering businesses.
Ministerial reshuffle: Who is in the firing line and who can expect a promotion?
Martin set to get his choice of cabinet posts while botched secondment could have repercussions for Donnelly
Construction firm Framespace to create 150 new jobs in Longford
Company manufactures metal housing systems for the rapid-build construction sector
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